Opinion: Jersey Political Jockeying

Columnist Kim Strassel on the New Jersey’s Senate special election in October. Photos: Getty Images

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... I ... weekend ... Cory Booker the very popular mayor of new work ... it said he's been running for the open Senate seat ... Potomac watch columnist Kim straw stamp on the now from Washington can ... put up some numbers here at ... Cory Booker verses Rush Holt fifty three to ten percent core and upper versus what with Frank Pallone nine perspective ... but general election ... we got Cory Booker and fifty four percent and is closest Republican rival at twenty seven ... percent ... I didn't feel ... how he gets so popular that will transform you work or did I miss something can ... well I mean I think our government he's young he's very dynamic he has very carefully and very ... masterfully ... I ... have ... put out his profile made him self well known in the state he had the ... idea and on about doing some things in a new work that a lot of people that fall on all sides the aisle are interested in the least ... you get to focus on things like crime and education ... I in a city that has had a lot of problems and he's had ... some success in that area so that is certainly help them with his reputation let ... you know this guy's been in a bit of a rising star in the Democratic ... Party and sodium he's now he's also been letting people know who's making this for awhile so ... now that Senator Lautenberg has died he was out there right away saying he was going to get into this ever was or primed for a and and those two of the many mention a Democratic congressman ... the following in their districts that they're not anyway they don't have the star power Cory Booker for us to see a kid and just recalling the presidential race when Cory Booker came out against ... the demonization of private equity in the demonization of this this and I'm I'm wondering ... the Leafs took its in the Senate consists of New Jersey politics which is usually pretty left leaning ... more towards the sun ... what it depends on whether or not Mr. Booker could keep it that he did the follow up to that little anecdote he did he did come out ... he he complained and then he very quickly backtracked in and gave a BDO basically defending and some people call that the hostage video in the end ... of the candidate with the election period people felt as though he was ... working very hard to backtrack and make friends again with the Obama administration ... subprime it would depend on whether night you can down the scenes but also ... the House committee he is to them in if he actually win ... a cake goes with them and and and actually stick with them that's the unknown aspect of Cory Booker out there ... you can Governor Christie also plays in here because he decided to hold the special election for the Senate seat ... in October a great expense to the state the state's taxpayers ... it was that the right decision for Governor Christie who himself is extremely popular in any new looking to run free even higher office ... the FAA was certainly the right decision for Governor Christie ... I'm that has been a complaint out there you know that the argument here that Chris Christie wanted this to be held the month before his own reelection ... race which is going to be in November ... because he was very worried precisely because Cory Booker is very popular ... he can bring a lot of Democrats to the polls that might hurt Mr Christie in his own accounts to be reelected governor ... that the suspicion out there about the timing of this ... this my public consider frustrating to the Caliph I hate all those with an opportunity for him to put in maybe I'm ... a Republican caretaker for this the one who would hold it all the way until then the next election cycle ... given Republicans a chance to maybe get a better hold on if the Republicans have not had a Republican ... out with a victory in a Senate seat New Jersey since nineteen seventy to marry ninety seven and yet so you know me I worry any chance that may be Cory Booker is the best that New Jersey ... to do it maybe that's not so bad and Potomac watch columnist Kim straw soul ... thank so much for being on show ...